BeckerArt FLOAT-YOUR-PIGMENT Newsletter Nov. 5th, Postponed

Published: Tue, 11/05/19

Hello

Welcome to the FLOAT-YOUR-PIGMENT Newsletter #232, Postponed

Have you ever been so busy with things that you don't know which thing to start first... that pretty much sums up the ending of this year for me. I usually have a list of things to do but that list has gotten so long I pretty much gave up on the list and decided to pick a couple of the things that really need to get done and leave the rest for when I can get to them. I'm not complaining, it's great to be busy with all the wonderful classes, workshops, demonstrations, art events, paint parties and of course painting but then there are the important personal things that I also have to get to... for me it has been trying to get healthy again after finding out 3 months ago that my blood pressure was so high I was a heart attack waiting to happen. So staying healthy jumped to the top of the to-do list which brought running, exercising and healthy eating into my life. So needless to say I have been one busy person but I am now prioritizing and trying to get control of that list. One very important event I had to postpone for the second year in a row is my Never Forget the Armed Forces exhibit. Read below how I came to this decision.

In last week's newsletter for the product of the week I showed you a toolbox for organizing and carrying all my art supplies. Let me just say it was one of the best purchases I made this year for traveling with and storing my art supplies. I love how much space there is and most of all I love how this thing opens up and how much room is available to get to things when you need an item out of it. Check it out again HERE

Next week from Tuesday to the following Tuesday you will find me back up in Duluth, Minnesota painting up a storm, I just love that town. If you see me during the day painting plein-air, please feel free to come and join me. If it ends up being too cold I will find places inside where I can look out and paint the beauty of Duluth.

Yes to Class at the Civic Center in Libertyville,Thursday, Nov. 7th 1pm to 3:30pm

Yes to Class at the BeckerArt Gallery in McHenry, Saturday, Nov. 9th 9:00 am to 11:30 am

Postponed

It all started 2 years ago when I came back from teaching a workshop at Kanuga Watermedia Workshops and I was so inspired to do an exhibition to honor my dad and as many Armed Forces people as I possibly could. Last year I painted close to 35 paintings when my dad went in and out of the hospital for 3 months. I postponed the exhibit for this year.

I then went back to Kanuga this year and I got the pleasure of showing off many of the Armed Forces pieces I had finished and along with getting a load more images from people that wanted to show me the images of their loved ones that were in the Armed Forces. Many of those images I took and painted many of them too.

More and more images starting coming in and I didn't want to turn any away so I took them and put them into the to paint pile. Well, unfortunately, the last 4 months have been the busiest of any since I started my own BeckerArt business so that left me with one month to finish 20 more paintings for this exhibit.

A couple of weeks ago I made the decision that I will postpone this show one more time because I want to finish every one of the photos that were given to me to paint and also decided I wanted to make it a bigger exhibit from my original plans because I saw an exhibit by Mary Whyte that also honored the veterans. Mary Whyte is one of my favorite living master painters and the way she has put together her show to honor the veterans just blew me away, it is so amazing. For one, I decided I definitely didn't want to follow her amazing exhibit, and it made me want to take it to a much bigger venue than my little gallery in McHenry. Mary's show gave me some great ideas on how I too want to honor the Armed Forces and this would take at least another year to accomplish so I decided to postpone my exhibit to next year when I can give it all my attention and time.

I am so relieved that I gave myself some more time and do this exhibit the right way and not rush through the last paintings just to get it done on time for a Veterans Day timeline. I still have about 20 paintings and I want to give them the time I gave the others in my collection and I decided it was time to stop taking in more images. I will now tell people that would like for me to look at and paint their pictures that there probably will be a second exhibition but I first have to get this one done first.

A special thank you has to go out to those of you that have offered up your references to me. I will be getting in touch with you in the new year to get important information of the photos you let me use. I also still paln on getting you a print of the paintings that I painted of your images.

Below are just a few of the paintings that are finished for the exhibit... 20 more to go and then it will be show time!

Here is to all the wonderful people who make up all of the Armed Forces in this and our allied countries.
Thank you for your service...here is to Veterans Day!

If you are looking to see an exhibit to honor the veterans may I suggest you see Mary Whyte's exhibit...it looks amazing!!! SEE IT HERE

WORKSHOPS and DEMOS of 2020

WORKSHOP Village Art Center, W/C, Summerfield, Florida, Jan 13th and 14th, INFO HERE

WORKSHOP Village Art Center, Acrylic, Summerfield, Florida, Jan 15th and 16th, INFO HERE

PAINT PARTY Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, Florida, Jan 24th INFO TO COME

WORKSHOP Dunedin Fine Art Center, W/C, Dunedin, Florida, Jan 25th INFO TO COME

WORKSHOP Morris Watercolor Guild, W/C, Morris, IL., March 6th INFO TO COME

WORKSHOP Brevard Watercolor Society, W/C, Melbourne, Florida, March 15th-17th INFO HERE

WORKSHOP Lake Superior Watercolor Guild, W/C, Duluth, MN, March 26th- 28th INFO TO COME

WORKSHOP Dillman's, Lac Du Flambeau, W/C, Wisconsin, June 29th to July 2nd INFO TO COME

Product of the Week
Circle measuring tape

You have to admit this is pretty cool. If you need to draw a perfectly sized circle I think this would work really well
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Artist of the Week

Ademaro Bardelli

The more and more I paint the more I love seeing painters that have created a style all of their own.
This style of washes is just so wonderful, I love how this artists style is so messy but so beautiful!

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